Row-binder.



E. J. GRUBEN.

ROW BINDER.

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ROW BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17. I917.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

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ROW BINDER.

APPLlCA T|ON man APR. 17. 1911.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

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EDWARD J. GR'UIlBEN, or RoYs'ToN, TEXAS.

ROW-BINDER.

To all {chain it m ycamemp- Be it known that f, Ee nmJ. G imm, United States, residing at Bo'yston, in the county of Fisher and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful I-mprovei'nents in Row-Binders, of wh chthe following s aspecificatlon. I y This invention has particular relation to the harvesting portion of row binders.

The invention conten platestlie embodiment of certain features whereby an im-' proved structure be had and certain adjustments permitted; together with the use of rotary cutters and adjustable bottom disposed conveyer belts. j

The invention will be more readily understood from a perusal of the following specification and by reference to the accompanyving drawings. in which an example of the invention is shown and wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a binder constructed in accordance with the invention,

Fig. 2 is a detail of the secondary frame adjuster,

Fig. 3 is another detail of the same parts Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view 0 the binder,

Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the belt chains,

' Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 7 is an under side view of one of the throat members.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates a horizontal main frame which is snbstan-.

tially U-shaped in plan and has its open end forward. This frame is supported by ground wheels 2, one of which is loosely confined on a stub axle 3 and has a clutch hub f engaged by a clutch 5 mounted on the axle. The axle has its inner end projecting into the frame and supported in a bracket 6. A tongue'i' is fixed to one side of the main frame.

journaled on the inner sides of the frame 1.

Specification of Letter-s iatnt.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

App1ication filed ran 17, 1917. 1 Serial No. 162,706.

belts 21 are mounted of the frame 8011 each side Each belt has laterally exon its upper portion only converge toward their rear ends.

Between the belts is an adjustable bottom 23 having its forward end. hinged on a. bracket 24 mounted on the cross bar 25 of the fran'ie 8. This bottom has an angular formation as shown in Fig. 4 and its rear end is supported by a link 26 projecting laterally and depending from a bell crank lever 27 mounted on a bracket 28. By swinging this lever the rear end of the bottom may be raised or lowered and the cut stalks delivered to the shocking platform (not shown) as desired. Each belt has a chain 29 (Fig. 5) on its inner face at its upper and lower edges and these chains run over sprockets 30 fixed on vertical shafts 31 at the front and like shafts 32 at the rear. These shafts have their upper end held in position by standards 33 mounteckon the frame 8. The shafts 31 and 32 are supported bv the parts 34, 35 and 36, as shown in Fig. 6.

On the inner end. of the stub axle 3 a sprocket 37 is fixed and drives by means of a chain 38 a smaller sprocket 39 fixed on a transverse shaft 410 mounted in the frame 8; this chain has some slack and a belt-tightener (notshown) may be used if necessary. The shaft 10 carries miter gears 41 meshing with pinions 42 mounted on the shafts 32 whereby the belts are driven. The shafts 31 drive, each a train of gears 43 mounted on the underside of the correlated member 9' and imparting motion to a universal shaft 14 driving a sprocket 45, which in turn drives a feed chain 46 over a second sprocket 47. The feed chains +t6 are mounted in decks 48 which with the members 9 form the throat of the machine.

On the drive shaft 40 other bevel gears 50 are also mounted and mesh with pinions 51 on the rear ends of counter shafts 52.

These shafts 52- are supported in the parts 1 and 84 and carry bevel gears 54 at their forward ends. The gears 54 drive other gears 55 which in turn drive horizontal overlapping cutter-disks 56 supported on brackets 53 (Fig. 6) just under the belts at the forwarclend of the bottom as is best shown in Fig. 4.

In operation the stalks are received in the throat in the usual way and are cut by the disks, which-will not choke like reciprocating cutters. The fingers 22 of the belts 21 carry the cut stalks up the incline of the bottom 23 and then convey them rearward for the next operation.

What I claim, is:

1. In a row binder, the combination with a supporting structure, of a pair of vertically disposed rearwardly traveling conveyer belts having fingers, the lower portions of the belt being free from fingers, and a bottom adjustably mounted between the lower portions of the belts.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for vconnected with the secondary frame, a

swivel connection suspending'thevrear end of the secondary from the main frame, cutters mounted on the secondary frame, convever'belts mounted on the secondary frame,

an adjustable bottom mounted between the. belts, and mechanism for driving thecutters and the belts.

"3. In a row binder, a support, a pair of vertical opposed belts extending longitudinally of the support, a bottom adjustable vertically between the belts, said belts hav-' ing laterally extending 'fingers'on the upper portion overhanging thebottom, the lower portions of the belts being free from the fingers to permit the bottom to be adjusted vertically therebetween.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDWARD J. GRUBEN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,-

Washington, D. 0. 

